[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973]
Effective January 15, 1973, all electrical, telephone, Community Antenna Television System (CATV), and similar service wires or cables which provide direct service to new buildings and structures shall be installed underground.
[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973]
The developer and the owner shall be jointly and severally responsible for complying with the requirements of this chapter and shall make the necessary arrangements with the utility companies for the installation of such facilities.
[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973]
For the purposes of this chapter, appurtenances and associated equipment, such as, but not limited to, surface-mounted transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts in an underground system may be placed aboveground if permitted by and in accordance with the rules of the Public Utilities Commission of the State.
[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973]
Risers on poles and buildings shall be permitted and shall be provided by the developer or owner on the pole which services such property.
[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973; repealed by § 1, Ord. 657, eff. February 20, 1979]
[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973]
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to utility lines which do not provide service to the area being developed.
[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973]
Any provision of this Code, or appendices thereto, or any other law of the City inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter to the extent of such inconsistencies, and no further, are hereby repealed.
[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973]
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
[§ 1, Ord. 565, eff. January 3, 1973]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or six months' imprisonment in the County Jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.